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Dec 14, 202111 min read

Vaccines and Abortion: Does ‘My Body, My Choice’ Work?

by Sarah Terzo — The argument “My body, my choice” has long been used to support abortion. More recently, it’s been used by those who...

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Nov 19, 20213 min read

Pregnancy and Eugenics

by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Growing up pro-life, I heard the word “eugenics” tossed around often, even from an early age. I became...

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Nov 18, 20214 min read

ARRESTED for Speaking Out Against Unethical Fetal Tissue Research in California

a photo of Herb Geraghty being handcuffed by two police officers outside of Zuckerberg General Hospital in San Francisco

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Nov 6, 20213 min read

Paid Maternity Leave: Popular and Feasible!

by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Paid maternity leave is a popular idea. A Pew study found that 82% of Americans support mandatory paid leave...

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Nov 3, 20213 min read

Maternity Leave: Is It That Big of a Deal?

by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Lately, my crusade for maternity leave at work has felt like a logic puzzle that no one will explain the...

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Oct 30, 20212 min read

Towards a New Definition of Freedom for Women: The Pro-Life Arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson

by Rana Irby — The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on December 1 in Dobbs v. Jackson, the case dealing with Mississippi’s ban on...

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Oct 22, 20213 min read

The United States of No Maternity Leave

by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — A few years ago, I realized that I’ve long held two conflicting typically conservative beliefs: America is...

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Oct 15, 20212 min read

Maternity Leave: An Introduction

by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Last fall, I took a class called “Writing for Social Change.” Our class focused on writing for a Baltimore...

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Oct 9, 20212 min read

Progressive, Pro-Life, and Pregnant: An Introduction

by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — In my last post for Rehumanize, I wrote about how being pregnant had affected my pro-life beliefs. It had...

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Sep 21, 20217 min read

Hearts, Minds, and Lives: Why Both Science and Philosophy Matter in The Debate on Prenatal Justice

by Kristina Artuković — Ever since pro-life states have begun pursuing heartbeat bills, the mainstream media have been competing in...

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Sep 17, 20213 min read

"Legal, not Moral": Mexico’s Supreme Court Annuls Pivotal Abortion Ban

by Samuel B. Parker — In 2018, Mexico’s Supreme Court began to review legal challenges to abortion laws in the northern state of...

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Sep 1, 20215 min read

Texas's New Abortion Law: A Whole-Life Analysis

by Sophie Trist — In May, Texas passed a new abortion law similar to the heartbeat bills passed in other states. Though comparable laws...

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Aug 20, 20215 min read

Normalization of Medical Violence: Conscientious Objection Under Global Threat

by Kristina Artuković — In the summer of 2018, a group of 45 activists, medical practitioners, scholars, and attorneys from 22 countries...

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Jul 29, 20212 min read

Pro-Life Democrats Witness Outside NARAL Party

by Kathy Kelly, Director, Democrats for Life of Maryland — On June 26th, I joined several members of Democrats for Life of Maryland (DFL...

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Jul 22, 20213 min read

The Making of a Pro-Life Progressive

by Judith Evans — It was only a matter of time before the Consistent Life Ethic would find me. But it took a while. I grew up in the...

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Jul 9, 20213 min read

Despite International Attempts To Legalize Abortion, Ecuador Remains A Pro-life Country

by Martha Villafuerte — Ecuador is located in the middle of the world. We have more than 17 million inhabitants and a very conservative...

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Jul 8, 20214 min read

Babies and Dreams: Addressing Structural Inequality While Defending the Preborn

by Katherine Noble — Pro-choice organizations, people, and rhetoric often frame abortion as an easy solution to a complicated problem....

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Jul 2, 20216 min read

How Being Pregnant Has Affected My Pro-Life Beliefs

by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — For what seems like my whole life, I’ve been focused on helping women through “crisis pregnancies.” Now that...

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Jun 29, 20213 min read

The Care for Her Act: A Step Toward Bipartisan, Whole-life Policy

by Sophie Trist — As advocates of the consistent life ethic, our goal goes far beyond making abortion illegal. We want to make abortion...

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Jun 28, 20215 min read

A Loss Mom's Perspective on PA HB118

by Jennifer Walker — Any time some policy related to pregnancy/abortion is brought up, discussion almost immediately gets heated. This...

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